>I'm curious -- my understanding of the research done in this field seems to indicate a strong >relationship between testosterone and dominance behaviors, not aggression. The only times that >aggression is associated directly with testosterone are in those instances where aggression is the >preferred method of establishing dominance, i.e. prison populations, adolescents, etc. Comments?

That is my understanding as well. The earliest stuff I've seen about this
is Allen Mazur's work, though recently it has even cropped up in stuff
like Mikhaly Czentmihalyi's newest book.

The interesting thing is, testosterone levels rise in those gaining status
even if there is *NEVER AN AGGRESSIVE CONFRONTATION*.